Dmitri Upper
| Dmitri Upper | |||
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| Born |
July 27, 1978 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Barys Astana Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Ak Bars Kazan Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow Atlant Moscow Oblast | ||
| National team |
 Kazakhstan | ||
| NHL Draft |
136th overall, 2000 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Kazakhstan
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| Asian Winter Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1999 Gangwon | Ice hockey |
| | 2011 Astana-Almaty | Ice hockey |
Dmitri Sergeyevich Upper (Russian: Дмитрий Серге́евич Уппер; born July 27, 1978) is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey center who currently serves as captain of the Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He also holds Russian citizenship.
Career
Upper was selected by the New York Islanders in the 5th round (136th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, after scoring 20 points and 50 penalty minutes in his first season in the Russian Superleague with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. He was traded to Ak Bars Kazan midway through the 2000–01 season, and joined Spartak Moscow the following year. He had a career high 16 goals, as well as 76 penalty minutes in his first year with the club. He played four seasons with CSKA Moscow, scoring 27 points in 2005–06, before rejoining Spartak Moscow in 2007. He was named team captain in 2009, and had 30 points that season, but was traded to Atlant Moscow Oblast in the 2010 offseason. Injuries limited his productivity in his first season with the team.
International career
Upper has represented his native Kazakhstan in multiple tournaments, including the 1996 and 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship, the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2004, 2005 and 2011, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | VHL | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | VHL | 47 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | VHL | 29 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 36 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 51 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 43 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 58 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 41 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 51 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 54 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 57 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 49 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 54 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Barys Astana | KHL | 51 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Barys Astana | KHL | 54 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Barys Astana | KHL | 58 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RSL totals | 418 | 91 | 81 | 172 | 423 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | ||||
| KHL totals | 350 | 64 | 63 | 127 | 188 | 70 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kazakhstan Jr. | WJC C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Kazakhstan Jr. | WJC B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Kazakhstan Jr. | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Kazakhstan | WC B | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2000 | Kazakhstan | WC B | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |
| 2004 | Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2005 | Kazakhstan | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Kazakhstan | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2011 | Kazakhstan | AWG | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Kazakhstan | WC D1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Kazakhstan | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Kazakhstan | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Kazakhstan | WC D1A | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Kazakhstan | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior int'l totals | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Senior int'l totals | 60 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 68 | |||
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dmitri Upper. |
- Dmitri Upper's player profile at NHL.com
- Dmitri Upper's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Dmitri Upper's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dmitri Upper profile at Eurohockey.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sergei Mozyakin |
Atlant Moscow Oblast captain 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Sandis Ozolins |
| Preceded by Kevin Dallman |
Barys Astana captain 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by Brandon Bochenski |